How about Stockholm? Close to nature (nice lakes etc) and good railway systems, plus a quite bit openEHR use here =)
Cheers, Rong 2009/12/2 Thilo Schuler <thilo.schuler at gmail.com>: > I like VB, but the trains are not very reliable... ;) > > On 12/2/09, Hugh Leslie <hugh.leslie at oceaninformatics.com> wrote: >> I was thinking Melbourne...? We have good beer here and we are not far from >> a train station... >> :) >> >> On 2/12/2009 9:25 AM, Ian McNicoll wrote: >>> >>> Central Europe (and beer) sounds a good match to me :-) >>> >>> Certainly Amsterdam would be good from the perspective of easy transport. >>> >>> Ian >>> >>> Dr Ian McNicoll >>> office / fax ?+44(0)141 560 4657 >>> mobile +44 (0)775 209 7859 >>> skype ianmcnicoll >>> ian.mcnicoll at oceaninformatics.com >>> ian at mcmi.co.uk >>> >>> Clinical Analyst ?Ocean Informatics openEHR Archetype Editorial Group >>> Member BCS Primary Health Care SG Group www.phcsg.org / BCS Health >>> Scotland >>> >>> >>> >>> 2009/12/1 Thilo Schuler <thilo.schuler at gmail.com> >>>> >>>> +2 Amsterdam or anywhere in central EU is fine. >>>> >>>> I am a strong believer in social activities. They could even involve >>>> beer... ;) >>>> >>>> Cheers (what else could I say but this universal word) >>>> -thilo >>>> >>>> On 12/1/09, Stef Verlinden <stef at vivici.nl> wrote: >>>> > +1 (but any other location where we can have both a good meeting and a >>>> > good social event will do). I like the train suggestion. >>>> > >>>> > Cheers, >>>> > >>>> > Stef >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Op 29 nov 2009, om 00:49 heeft Koray Atalag het volgende geschreven: >>>> > >>>> >> Hi Tom, having such a social get together would be very nice....I'd >>>> >> vote for Amsterdam :) >>>> >> >>>> >> Cheers, >>>> >> >>>> >> -koray >>>> >> ________________________________________ >>>> >> From: openehr-technical-bounces at chime.ucl.ac.uk [openehr-technical- >>>> >> bounces at chime.ucl.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Thomas Beale >>>> >> [thomas.beale at oceaninformatics.com] >>>> >> Sent: Sunday, 29 November 2009 8:57 a.m. >>>> >> To: For openEHR technical discussions >>>> >> Subject: Re: informal poll: openEHR conference >>>> >> >>>> >> I forgot to mention: personally I would like it to be an >>>> >> environmentally conscious event (in as much as any conference could >>>> >> be), and one thing I would at least try for is a destination that >>>> >> allow many people to go by train rather than by plane. Sam and I >>>> >> once did London - Maastricht (which by the way is also a good >>>> >> location) on the train in 7.5h (1.5h wait in Brussels) compared to >>>> >> what we calculated as 5h by plane. But we got 6h work done, and 1h >>>> >> drinking Belgian beer. I consider that a successful journey. Of >>>> >> course not much can be done about long haul flying from the US and >>>> >> down-under. >>>> >> >>>> >> Another priority for me would be the idea that it would not repeat >>>> >> every few months like standards meetings, maybe not even every year >>>> >> (a bi-annual event maybe?) - so we could afford to spend some time >>>> >> together as a community. Also, I would put as much value on the >>>> >> networking and social side of things as on the 'business of openEHR' >>>> >> - which means finding a nice destination, one that works perfectly >>>> >> well if people want to have a holiday, with kids, partners etc. >>>> >> >>>> >> The cost might also be an important consideration for most people, >>>> >> although if it were say every 2 years, it may not matter as much as >>>> >> for standards meetings which just keep happening. >>>> >> >>>> >> these are just personal thoughts; it could only happen if enough >>>> >> people in the community would sign up to the idea to make it viable. >>>> >> >>>> >> - thomas beale >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> Mikael Nystr?m wrote: >>>> >> I guess that the social activities would be quite important for the >>>> >> community and they are hard to organize on airports and train >>>> >> stations. I therefore vote for other locations than airports and >>>> >> train stations. >>>> >> >>>> >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Greetings, >>>> >> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Mikael >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> From: >>>> >> openehr-technical-bounces at >>>> >> chime.ucl.ac.uk<mailto:openehr-technical-bounces at chime.ucl.ac.uk >>>> >> >>>> >> > [mailto:openehr-technical-bounces at chime.ucl.ac.uk] On Behalf Of >>>> >> Bert Verhees >>>> >> Sent: den 27 november 2009 17:38 >>>> >> To: openehr-technical at openehr.org<mailto:openehr- >>>> >> technical at openehr.org> >>>> >> Subject: Re: informal poll: openEHR conference >>>> >> >>>> >> An international airport/train station nearby would be good, it >>>> >> saves days of traveling. >>>> >> >>>> >> Bert >>>> >> >>>> >> Op 27-11-09 17:25, Thomas Beale schreef: >>>> >> >>>> >> This is an initial informal question to the community about interest >>>> >> in an openEHR conference / meeting, probably initially located in >>>> >> Europe. Possibly activities: >>>> >> >>>> >> * ? presentations / papers on commercial & academic projects >>>> >> * ? technical working design sessions for major upcoming >>>> >> specifications >>>> >> * ? clinical modelling design sessions / presentations / >>>> >> discussions / debates >>>> >> * ? meetings aimed at making decisions about the running & >>>> >> governance of openEHR, enabling future organisational improvement >>>> >> * ? professional and academic networking activities >>>> >> * ? some purely social activities. >>>> >> purely as an example of a nice location at which social and outdoor >>>> >> activities can take place, Lake Bled in Slovenia has been suggested, >>>> >> of course there are many other wonderful locations. I have heard >>>> >> many requests for a conference over the last few years, so I wonder >>>> >> what the reaction & interest of the community to this suggestion >>>> >> would be. >>>> >> >>>> >> - thomas beale >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> >>>> >> openEHR-technical mailing list >>>> >> >>>> >> openEHR-technical at openehr.org<mailto:openEHR-technical at >>>> >> openehr.org> >>>> >> >>>> >> http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> ________________________________ >>>> >> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> openEHR-technical mailing list >>>> >> openEHR-technical at openehr.org<mailto:openEHR-technical at >>>> >> openehr.org> >>>> >> http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> -- >>>> >> [cid:part1.05030002.04040909 at oceaninformatics.com] ? ? ?Thomas Beale >>>> >> Chief Technology Officer, Ocean >>>> >> Informatics<http://www.oceaninformatics.com/ >>>> >> > >>>> >> >>>> >> Chair Architectural Review Board, openEHR >>>> >> Foundation<http://www.openehr.org/ >>>> >> > >>>> >> Honorary Research Fellow, University College >>>> >> London<http://www.chime.ucl.ac.uk/ >>>> >> > >>>> >> Chartered IT Professional Fellow, BCS, British Computer >>>> >> Society<http://www.bcs.org.uk/ >>>> >> > >>>> >> Health IT blog<http://www.wolandscat.net/> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>> >> openEHR-technical mailing list >>>> >> openEHR-technical at openehr.org >>>> >> http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > openEHR-technical mailing list >>>> > openEHR-technical at openehr.org >>>> > http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Thilo Schuler >>>> Morgenrainstrasse 9 >>>> CH-8620 Wetzikon >>>> >>>> Festnetz: +41 (0) 43 49 707 85 >>>> Mobil: +41 (0) 79 547 76 48 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> openEHR-technical mailing list >>>> openEHR-technical at openehr.org >>>> http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> openEHR-technical mailing list >>> openEHR-technical at openehr.org >>> http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Dr Hugh Leslie MBBS, Dip. Obs. RACOG, FRACGP, FACHI >> Clinical Director >> Ocean Informatics Pty Ltd >> M: +61 404 033 767???E: hugh.leslie at oceaninformatics.com ?W: >> www.oceaninformatics.com > > > -- > Thilo Schuler > Morgenrainstrasse 9 > CH-8620 Wetzikon > > Festnetz: +41 (0) 43 49 707 85 > Mobil: +41 (0) 79 547 76 48 > > _______________________________________________ > openEHR-technical mailing list > openEHR-technical at openehr.org > http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical >
